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Researchers reveal how a single gene mutation leads to uncontrolled obesity

Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have revealed how a mutation in a single gene is responsible for the inability of neurons to effectively pass along appetite suppressing signals from the body to the right ...

Genetics created Mar 18, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers identify promising new drug target for kidney disease

Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified a regulator protein that plays a crucial role in kidney fibrosis, a condition that leads to kidney failure. Finding this regulator provides a new therapeutic ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Tranylcypromine antidepressant shows promise as cancer treatment

A retinoid called all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA), which is a vitamin A-derivative, is already used successfully to treat a rare sub-type of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), however this drug has not been effective for the more ...

Cancer created Mar 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New point of attack for breast cancer with poor prognosis

(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists from the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research describe how the protein phosphatase SHP2 promotes breast cancer with poor prognosis. As they report in the latest ...

Cancer created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mouse study suggests vitamin E may weaken bones

(HealthDay) -- Vitamin E may stimulate cells that result in bone loss, a new study suggests.

Medical research created Mar 04, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Scientists shed light on how liver repairs itself

Scientists have shed light on how the liver repairs itself with research that could help develop drugs to treat liver disease.

Medical research created Mar 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists isolate egg-producing stem cells from adult human ovaries

For the first time, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers have isolated egg-producing stem cells from the ovaries of reproductive age women and shown these cells can produce what appear to be normal egg cells or ...

Medical research created Feb 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

How to rescue the immune system: Study could lead to novel therapy for cancer

In a study published in Nature Medicine, Loyola researchers report on a promising new technique that potentially could turn immune system killer T cells into more effective weapons against infections and possibly cancer.

Immunology created Feb 26, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Revising the 'textbook' on liver metabolism offers new targets for diabetes drugs

A team led by researchers from the Institute for Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism (IDOM) at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, has overturned a "textbook" view of what the body does after a meal. ...

Diabetes created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The USP15 biological thermostat: A promising novel therapeutic target in cancer

After years studying the molecular bases of glioblastoma - the most common brain tumor and one of the most aggressive of all cancers, the group led by Dr. Joan Seoane , Director of Translational Research at the Vall d'Hebron ...

Cancer created Feb 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers develop method of directing stem cells to increase bone formation and bone strength

A research team led by UC Davis Health System scientists has developed a novel technique to enhance bone growth by using a molecule which, when injected into the bloodstream, directs the body's stem cells to travel to the ...

Medical research created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Stealthy leprosy pathogen evades critical vitamin D-dependent immune response

A team of UCLA scientists has found that the pathogen that causes leprosy has a remarkable ability to avoid the human immune system by inhibiting the antimicrobial responses important to our defenses.

Immunology created Jan 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Entry point for hepatitis C infection identified

A molecule embedded in the membrane of human liver cells that aids in cholesterol absorption also allows the entry of hepatitis C virus, the first step in hepatitis C infection, according to research at the University of ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Inflammatory mediator promotes colorectal cancer by stifling protective genes

Chronic inflammation combines with DNA methylation, a process that shuts down cancer-fighting genes, to promote development of colorectal cancer, scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center report today ...

Inflammatory disorders created Jan 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study reveals mechanism of lung-cancer drug resistance

New research published in Nature Medicine indicates that targeted drugs such as gefitinib might more effectively treat non-small cell lung cancer if they could be combined with agents that block certain microRNAs.

Cancer created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast